Questions tagged [mortgage]
A mortgage is a loan that is secured by real property (land, buildings).
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Sold house behind on mortgage paid 23,000 more towards loan [on hold]
How come I owed $247,000? When I sold my house and behind on mortgage. When the house was sold, I had to pay $273,000 to the bank. How come nothing was paid down on the loan??
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Do extra mortgage payments typically go directly towards principal?
I have a 30 year mortgage and I'd like to make extra payments each month to speed up the amortization schedule. I thought this would be better than taking out a 15 year mortgage as it gives me some ...
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Is the British student loan considered the same as a standard loan when applying for a mortgage abroad?
I am currently living in the Netherlands and I have quite the accumulation of UK student debt, currently it's sitting at around £50000 but based on my repayment schedule, it wouldn't affect my ability ...
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Ontario Capital Gains,are profits also part of taxable income?
Say I Sell my investment property house for 500k and bought it for 250k. Leaving me 250k profit.
I'd be taxed on 50% of that correct: 250/2 = 125k taxable. and 125k Profit.
Now my 125k is taxed ...
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What's the incentive to offer consumers loans with negative interest?
A bank in Denmark (Jyske Bank) is reportedly going to offer consumer mortgages at -0.5% interest.
First off, is that true? Or is there some catch making the actual effective interest positive?
If it'...
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Mortgage Advisor recommending long term mortgage at first, with short term later. Advisable?
Issue and Background
Having gotten a new job, I am moving out of my rented accommodation, and moving across the country to what is a far more expensive area, where I am buying a 45% share in a £260,...
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Mortgage in principle with several mortgage advisors (UK)
I am looking to buy my first home (UK). Because we are a bit nervous, we are visiting 3 different mortgage advisors with the intention of obtaining the best deal possible. All of them say that we won'...
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Total Claim Amount vs Claim Checks Amount
Some damage was done to my house. I received 2 checks from the insurance company:
Check payable to me AND the bank in the amoutn of $x to cover damage to the house
Check payable to me in the amount ...
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30 yr mortg + IRA/stock market, OR 15yr mtg then 15 yrs IRA/stocks
I'm planning to refinance the mortgage given the low rates these days. Need to make a choice between a 30 yr fixed and a 15 or 20 yr fixed. Monthly household budget can accommodate any of the mortgage ...
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Demolishing a home and rebuilding
My fiance owns a nice piece of property with an old run down home. The value of land and house right now is about 250,000. There is no mortgage on this property.
How do I borrow money to demolish ...
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Mortgage broker insisting I sign out of date disclosures
I'm working with a mortgage broker who so far has been very helpful and transparent. I had asked for a preliminary mortgage estimate and we locked in a rate at that time. We changed up the terms of ...
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Can a family member not on the mortgage take a separate loan to help with the down payment
Say you are getting a house and get preapproved for a certain amount. This amount plus your downpayment is just shy of the required amount. If say, your father offers to take a loan for 10-30,000$, ...
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Hypothetical Question About Mortgage and Yield [closed]
Making These Assumptions:
I have $1M, I want to buy a house which costs $1.5M.
I want to have a mortgage of $500K.
The interest rate on my mortgage is 2.5% annually.
Assuming I rent the house and ...
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How to invest in property in the UK - mortgage vs cash buy
I'm fairly new to investing and I've never learnt to invest in different asset classes. Since my career has kicked off really well in the recent 3-4 years, now I'm planning to invest in property.
I'...
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Lowering mortgage downpayment vs Investing in stocks? [duplicate]
I live in a country where currently mortgage interest rates are historically low (around 3-4% for 300K 30 years mortgage, and the interest is also tax deductible), and the banks are willing to finance ...
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Bad credit, 50k cash, how do I buy a house?
Due to a personal circumstance, I was unable to pay my bills for about 6 months and it took my credit score from a 720 to 520 (repo, charge-offs, and collections). I now have about 50k in the bank, ...
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Is there a more collateralizable home?
Consider a situation where a loan officer examines the degree of collateralizability of a real estate.
For example, one could compare:
Sturdiness: wood v. brick.
Flood/Tornado Plain: more vulnerable ...
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Considerations when providing money to one child now, and the other later?
I have two children. My oldest has a mortgage and pays interest on it. I have cash savings but do not earn significant interest on them. Since I don't need all of the money for myself, I would ...
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Splitting home sale when not everyone paid mortgage
My friend and her husband bought a home with another friend. The friend contributed a small amount for the down payment and has been paying rent but is listed as an equal co-owner on the deed. The ...
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Understanding pledge, mortgage, and collateral in home buying
I am trying to better understand the terms pledge and collateral, in home buying.
My understanding is that a Pledge is usually a pawn or piece of property used to secure "financing". When I try to ...
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Mortgage as present value of resale worth
I would like to ask someone who is knowledgeable in home loan and mortgage financing.
Consider a home with an appraisal value of $ 400k.
Let the down payment on this mortgage be $80k (i.e. 20% of $...
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Situation: Balloon Note Removal Program
We recently applied to remove a balloon note and the process calls for a property evaluation.
What if the property is not worth the amount left on the mortgage balance?
Can the bank refuse to ...
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Property value, sold value and LTV (Scotland, United Kingdom)
I am about to buy my first property. I spoke to a financial advisor today and I didn't get what he was saying. He mentioned something like one the main errors of first time buyers is that they think ...
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Can you sue for half of the equity and mortgage payments? [closed]
EDIT: Name is both mortgage and deeds.
Im trying to remove a name from a mortgage, the other party is requesting a payout of a large sum of money.
They never paid a penny to the mortgage, upkeep. ...
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Escrow for postponed work
I am a first time home owner.
I have a traditional 30yr mortgage with an escrow agreement for postponed repairs due to weather. The seller was required to get 2 estimates for the work to be done.
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Should I open a new checking account at another bank?
I don't know too much about banks and banking. But to start off, I have a Chase checking account my parents opened for me since 7-8 years ago.
Now that I'm working, I'm helping my parents buy a house....
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Buy 1 bed flat via private sell (Edinburgh, UK) - opportunity?
I am renting a flat (1 bed + box room) with my partner in 'central' Edinburgh. We pay £675 pcm. Our landlady wants to sell it urgently and she asks for £160,000. She is keen to sell it to us. A ...
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Virtual landline to achieve better credit score - is that a worthy investment? [closed]
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/mortgages/why-remortgage/
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/732040/credit-score-free-card-history-file-martin-lewis-this-morning
Put a landline number not ...
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Should I pay down mortgage faster or Invest?
I've a appx 450K mortgage left at 2.49% (5 year term with a 25 year mortgage).
I've a few options to pay my mortgage faster
Increase principal payment amount once/year
Change payment frequency from ...
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I want to be a landlord for a family member. How do I structure my mortgage?
My father-in-law is wanting to live the remainder of his life in a nice bungalow near our family. I've agreed, in principle, to be his landlord.
Let us work with the following numbers:
House price ...
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Shared Ownership [closed]
I have a shared ownership with another person. they have 25% of the proceeds of sale and I have 75% of the proceeds of sale. as I paid down a deposit of £30.000 their share of the mortgage is 29 %. I ...
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Mortgage vs cash for a first-time home buyer
I need advice:
I'm in a condo contract, priced at $175K. I have been looking around for mortgage, and got a quote for a 3.125% 15-year mortgage with 20% down payment (so loan would be 140K).
I was ...
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Mortgage broker vs bank mortgage for home buying
I'm a new home buyer, buying a condo. Now that we have already signed a contract, a question raised for me. Is it recommended to get a mortgage directly from a bank or through a mortgage broker?
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Should I increase my 401(k) contributions, or increase my mortgage payments
I have about $150k remaining to pay on my mortgage. There are 7 years left at a 3% interest rate, then after that the rate goes variable and increases to about 10%+. There's no penalty for paying the ...
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How to obtain “Negative Equity Insurance” aka “Home Equity Protection” aka “Equity Protection Policy” in the UK?
I'm searching for an insurance policy to protect against negative equity on a residential real-estate.
The risk I'm trying to protect against is that house prices will fall.
I'm looking for ...
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How much of a mortgage should I take on to maximize my 5 year financial plan?
I'm trying to insure that I understand US tax laws with regard to itemization and mortgage interest, in order to calculate whether to take out a mortgage in order to maximize my 5 year gains with the ...
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Is it easier to pay off my mortgage before I sell my home or still owe the bank a little bit of money so they would do the legwork?
I'm still about 5-6 years away from paying off my mortgage and I want to cash out and move to another country to retire early. Just for curiosity sake, is it better for me to pay off my mortgage and ...
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Put my student loan in parents’ second mortgage - help?
I fear I did something stupid.
I graduated in 2017 with a bunch of student debt that my parents held on my behalf (~$130k). One misunderstanding led to another and somehow we ended up refinancing ...
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Possible solution to removing party (name) from mortgage [UK]
Back in 2007 my wife and her partner (at that time she was in partnership with Mr. P) bought a house in UK. They bought this house together, so he is still shown on any correspondence from lender (...
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How hard is it to sell a home which is currently mortgaged?
I'm looking to buy a house for the first time. I've done some homework, and from what I can tell...
Buying a house via mortgage in Kentucky is somewhat cheaper than renting an apartment.
I need to ...
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Would Getting (and Paying) an Installment Loan Benefit My Mortgage Rate
I am planning to buy a house (in the US) in about 9-12 months. I've read from different resources that an installment loan may boost my credit score if I make my loan repayments on time, as this is ...
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Is it possible to get a mortgage with a custom duration in the US?
I live in the US and it seems that mortgages rates here are always quoted for either 15 or 30 years. Is it possible to get a mortgage in the US that is for a different duration? Say I have 23 years ...
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how does taking mortage loan affect my credit score after closing
I am taking a loan on my first home purchase. I have 780+ credit score now. How is my credit score affected after closing on the loan.
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Is there a financial product via which I can safely temporarily borrow against my home?
We live in the UK, and are seeking to move house and have seen a property which suits our requirements and has been discounted because the owners wish to sell quickly. The asking price is £400,000.
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Should I list all assets on my mortgage application?
I was applying for mortgage, and I understand that I need to list all my liabilities/assets.
But I do not want to list all my assets, only giving sufficient information to show down payment and ...
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New mortgage co reversing claim decision by old mortgage co
I had a claim in March of last year due to hail/storm damage. The claim was paid by insurance to me and mortgage co. Then the mortgage co sent all the payments due, out to me in my name and the ...
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How to rent a home that I own outright for maximum benefits?
Suppose, I have a home that I want to rent, and it is paid off and valued at about $350K. I am currently living in this home.
Should I sell this home to a LLC ( This LLC to be formed and owned by me),...
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Should I rent out a home I own outright or one with a mortgage?
If I have two homes of equal value ($300K each) and one is paid off and other has a mortgage balance of $235K. I'd like to rent one of those out. Which one should give me the most advantages with ...
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Is it wise to pay off mortgage with 401k?
I've been considering paying off my mortgage with my 401k balance. Some particulars, I'm in WA state in the US, and I'll turn 60 in about a week.
I have enough in my 401k with my current employer to ...
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Does the amortizing payment on a loan depend on whether interest is calculated daily or monthly?
Assume two banks offer a $100,000 mortgage at 6% annual interest for 30 years with payments due monthly. One bank assumes each month has 30 days. The other bank uses the actual number of days in ...
